Dollar

September 23, 2006

LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. dollar fell against other major currencies in European trading late Friday. Gold prices rose. The euro bought $1.2820, up from $1.2766 late Thursday in New York. Later, in midday trading Friday in New York, the euro fetched $1.2800. Other dollar rates in Europe, compared with late Thursday, included 116.31 Japanese yen, down from 116.61; 1.2327 Swiss francs, down from 1.2459; and 1.1160 Canadian dollars, down from 1.1181. The British pound traded at $1.9028, up from $1.8990. In midday New York trading, the dollar bought 116.42 yen and 1.2336 Swiss francs, while the pound was worth $1.9020. Gold traded in London at $586.00, up from $578.60 late Thursday. In Zurich, gold was quoted at $585.25, up from $580.10. Gold rose $8.30 in Hong Kong to $588.40. Silver opened in London at $11.13 per troy ounce, up from $10.97.